Continuity mistake: When Killian is getting buried and Simon tries to stop it, the man holding the torch says "He didn't respect our laws" to Simon. In this shot, the man is looking at Simon, but when the shot cuts, he is looking at Killian. (02:18:40)
Continuity mistake: When Simon is trying to stop Killian from getting buried, in the shot where he says "This man is innocent", Simon's left hand is grasping the lower arm of the man holding the torch. When the camera changes angles, Simon's left hand is suddenly grasping the man's shoulder. (02:18:37)
Continuity mistake: When Killian is being driven through the fields, in one shot the driver has his hand positioned on the top of the steering wheel. When the shot changes, his hand is no longer on the top of the wheel. (02:07:58)
Continuity mistake: Killian goes to Ose's hut in the middle of the night; because of the rain, his hair is very wet and messy. In the shot where Killian says "You're my only friend here, you need to help me", a long strand of hair can be seen going all the way down his nose. Killian hands Ose some paper and Ose asks what it is. In the next shot of Killian, the long strand of hair over his nose is no longer there. (02:05:36)
Continuity mistake: In 1960, when Killian is speaking with Julia in the shop, the shot after Killian says "I don't know" after being asked if Jacobo is coming back, the baby Julia is holding has her left hand over her mouth. The shot then cuts to a wider shot of the room and the baby's hand is now away from her mouth. (01:31:55)
Continuity mistake: When Killian and Jacobo reunite in the club in 1957, gunshots are heard prompting everyone to duck. In the shot of Killian ducking, he is shown exiting the frame whilst the camera focuses on Jacobo. In the shot, we can see Jacobo's entire torso in frame, with no sign of Killian. The next shot, we can see Killian's head is level with Jacobo's chest, even though he wasn't standing that high up in the previous shot. (01:28:56)
Continuity mistake: Killian walks into a club and is greeted by a woman he knows. In the shot of the woman saying "On the other hand, you are a one-woman man", she is rubbing his shoulder with her right hand. In the next shot, her right hand is on his upper arm. (01:27:53)
Continuity mistake: When Killian reunites with Simon, in the shot where Killian says to Ose "Do you want independence as well, like Simon and Gustavo?", Killian has his right arm extended and his hand placed on Simon's arm. When the shot cuts, Killian's right arm is at his side. (01:27:15)
Continuity mistake: When Killian and Ose reunite in 1957, Ose says "Come meet him" and proceeds to take Killian to meet Bisila's baby. In this shot, Killian has his hand placed on Ose's right shoulder, and Ose has his hand placed on Killian's back. In the next shot, Killian's hand is now placed on Ose's upper back, and Ose's hand is at his side. (01:26:16)
Continuity mistake: When Killian returns to the village in 1957, the shot after the "Bisappoo, Fernando Poo 1957" text appears on screen, Bisila is holding baby Iniko in her arms whilst she sees Killian walking into the village. At the end of this shot, her hand is over the Iniko's shoulder. The next shot, Killian hugs Ose, and in the background to the right, we can see Bisila holding Iniko with her hand now placed on his back. (01:26:07)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence attempts to speak with Simon in the barn, in the shot where she says "Ask him if he's Simon" to Iniko, her ponytail can be seen going over her left and right shoulder. In the next shot, her ponytail can only be seen over her left shoulder. Then in the shot after that, her ponytail is entirely behind her head. Then it's over her left shoulder again, then away from her shoulder. (01:21:30)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence starts taking pictures of the plantation, one of the people there says "Taking pictures is forbidden." Just after he finishes saying this, Iniko is standing right beside Clarence and begins to walk forwards. The shot then cuts and Iniko is suddenly standing several meters ahead of Clarence. (01:19:37)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence is sitting at a table in the nightclub, after everyone takes a drink, the straw in her glass is pointing to the left (from Clarence's POV), but in the next shot, the straw is suddenly pointing to the right. (01:10:26)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence is walking along the street with Laha, there is a wide shot where a motorbike quickly drives past the two. In the wide shot, a group of three men can be seen standing next to the road in the background. There is a man in a red shirt who turns to face the motorbike. It then cuts to a closer shot of Clarence and Laha, where the man in the red shirt can still be seen in the background, now talking with the other two people in his group, paying no attention to the motorbike. (01:08:41)
Continuity mistake: When Laha is talking with Clarence in the car, asking why she is in the country, whilst he says "Businesswoman, engineer", he is shown moving his left hand around, asking for a hint. In the next shot, his left hand is suddenly resting flat on the head rest. (01:07:20)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence is looking over the papers in the office, she picks up a Certificate of Tetanus Vaccination. In the close-up of the certificate, her right hand is touching the top right-hand side and her left hand is touching the bottom left-hand side, which she then moves to the middle of the bottom side. The next shot, her left hand is touching the top left side and her right hand is touching bottom right side. (01:04:42)
Continuity mistake: When Jacobo hugs Julia after he walks away from his father's funeral, Jacobo is shown placing his right arm around Julia's back and is then shown placing his left arm above his right arm. It then cuts to a wide shot where his right arm is now above the left arm. (01:00:51)
Continuity mistake: Whilst Killian is whipping the black man, Ose runs up to him and holds his arm. In this shot, he is holding onto Killian's arm with both hands, but in the next shot, he is only holding onto Killian's arm with one hand. (00:48:47)
Continuity mistake: When everyone is sitting at the camp fire, after someone says "You remind me of Mariana when she was young", it cuts to Julia smiling. In this shot, Julia's hands are off-screen and at her side. When it cuts to a wide shot, her right hand is suddenly over her face. (00:45:00)
Continuity mistake: When Clarence is holding a photo of her father whilst sitting at the airport, she puts down the other photos she is holding, so she can place both hands on the one photo. Then it cuts to a close-up of the photo where only her left hand is touching the photo, whilst her right is picking up another photo. (00:42:40)
